We mourn the passing of Barbara Lou Cohen Schweitzer ז"ל More details will follow next week
Hebrew Dancing for Tots (0-4) & their Parents at JCM THIS Sunday, January 15 from 3:30pm - 4:15pm Taught by Sahrit Freud-Weinstein, B.Ed. in Dance Theatre Education. Sarit was a caregiver in a kibbutz before her army service where she danced and sang for young children. She has three kids of her own who will be joining us this Sunday. No need to register.
Save the Dates
Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 10:30am - Tu BiShvat JCM Garden Dedication Ceremony led by the Bnai Mitzvah class of 2022-2023.
Monday, February 6, 2023 at 6pm - A donor event for Tu BiShvat - Come for a special sunset dinner to experience the newly renovated JCM. Ticket prices and more information will follow. (Volunteers needed: please contact Rabbi Raanan if you can help)
Monday, March 6, 2023 at 7pm - Purim Play - Come and see the JCM Talmud Torah students perform in the Purim Play being led by Rebecca Rhapsody, daughter of Joseph Narrowe.
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 6pm- JCM Community Passover Seder - A family-friendly inclusive Seder. (Volunteers needed: please contact Rabbi Raanan if you can help)
Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 6pm - Private JCM Seder to Honor our Donors - A traditional Seder where we will read the complete Hagaddah. (Volunteers needed: please contact Rabbi Raanan if you can help)
If you don't give today, how can we be here tomorrow?
You may not need us every day, or even every week. But when you want us, you need us to be here.
Please give a gift to JCM for a successful 2023. We rely solely on donations/memberships to pay for dynamic programming, our bills and the Rabbi's salary. Your gift now will ensure that our dynamic leadership team has the resources we need to be here for you and your Maui Jewish community.
Give with joy, give with pride, give today.
P.S. We're not spending money and using resources to send out letters, this is this our ask and our reminder to you that we do not exist without you.
I am very thankful to the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation for their sponsorship of the Nitzavim Hawai'i program that brought Rabbis and other Jewish leaders to Oahu to continue important conversations that you can read about HERE. This was after they supported a visit to Maui by their main speaker, Rabbi David Freidenreich of the Center for Small Town Jewish Life.
One of my central take-aways that is of special relevance to where we are as a congregation is learning how to move from SWOT to SOAR. SWOT analysis is a strategic planning technique used to help an organization identify Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats related to future planning. This technique is designed for use in the preliminary stages of decision-making processes and can be used as a tool for evaluation of the strategic position of organizations like JCM. SOAR, on the other hand, looks at Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results and is an alternative technique inspired by appreciative inquiry.
Talmud Torah - open enrollment Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm We have a dozen students from ages 6-13 in three different classes. It's not too late to join the learning and the fun!
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Saturday, January 14
Shabbat Service 9:30am Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Sunday, January 15
Hebrew Dancing for Tots (0-4) & their Parents at JCM 3:30pm - 4:15pm Taught by Sahrit Freud-Weinstein, B.Ed. in Dance Theatre Education. Sarit was a caregiver in a kibbutz before her army service where she danced and sang for young children. She has three kids of her own who will be joining us this Sunday. No need to register
Refuah Schleima- Prayer For Healing
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Zoom Jewish Book Club Next meeting Monday Jan. 16th at 10:00 am.
At that time we will be discussing: The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff
Grace Healey finds an abandoned suitcase tucked beneath a bench. Grace opens the suitcase, where she discovers a dozen photographs--each of a different woman. Grace takes the photographs and leaves the station.
Grace soon learns that the suitcase belonged to Eleanor Trigg, leader of a network of female secret agents who were deployed out of London during the war. Twelve of these women were sent to Occupied Europe as couriers and radio operators to aid the resistance, but they never returned home, their fates a mystery.
A light is shined on the incredible heroics of the brave women of the war and weaves a mesmerizing tale of courage, sisterhood and the great strength of women to survive in the hardest of circumstances
Yahrzeits January 8 - January 14
Avraham Joseph Liebowitz Dr. Sender Stolove Elianna Meira bat Batya Nechama Joshua Smith Leo Rochen Leonard Jacobs Leslie Granat Lila Rose Nissenbaum Martha Hayes Martin David Caprow Maurice Halpern Michael Epstein Nancy Ostroff Nathan Cutler Nathan Geller Norman Levinsky Philip Golove Raizel Garelick Renee Goldsmith Rose Cutler Vera D. Rosen
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
Save the Dates (More details will follow in subsequent newsletters)
Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 10:30am - Tu BiShvat JCM Garden Dedication Ceremony led by the Bnai Mitzvah class of 2022-2023.
Monday, February 6, 2023 at 6pm - ט"ו בשבט - A donor event for Tu BiShvat - Come for a special sunset dinner to experience the newly renovated JCM. Ticket prices and more information will follow. (Volunteers needed: please contact Rabbi Raanan if you can help)
Monday, March 6, 2023 at 7pm - Purim Play - Come and see the JCM Talmud Torah students perform in the Purim Play being led by Rebecca Rhapsody, daughter of Joseph Narrowe.
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 6pm- JCM Community Passover Seder - A family-friendly inclusive Seder. (Volunteers needed: please contact Rabbi Raanan if you can help)
Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 6pm - Private JCM Seder to Honor our Donors - A traditional Seder where we will read the complete Hagaddah. (Volunteers needed: please contact Rabbi Raanan if you can help)
Hebrew Dancing for Tots (0-4) & their Parents will take place next JCM on Sunday, January 15 at 3:30pm - Join us! We are thankful to Sahrit Freud-Weinstein.
Zoom Jewish Book Club: Next meeting Monday Jan. 16th at 10:00 am.
At that time we will be discussing:
The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff
Grace Healey finds an abandoned suitcase tucked beneath a bench. Grace opens the suitcase, where she discovers a dozen photographs--each of a different woman. Grace takes the photographs and leaves the station.
Grace soon learns that the suitcase belonged to Eleanor Trigg, leader of a network of female secret agents who were deployed out of London during the war. Twelve of these women were sent to Occupied Europe as couriers and radio operators to aid the resistance, but they never returned home, their fates a mystery.
A light is shined on the incredible heroics of the brave women of the war and weaves a mesmerizing tale of courage, sisterhood and the great strength of women to survive in the hardest of circumstances
Starting this week:
If you don't give today, how can we be here tomorrow?
You may not need us every day, or even every week. But when you want us, you need us to be here.
Please give a gift to JCM. We rely solely on donations/memberships to pay our bills, our salaries, and programming. Your gift now will ensure that our dynamic leadership team has the resources we need to be here for you and your Maui Jewish community.
Give with joy, give with pride, give today.
P.S. We're not spending money and using resources to send out letters, this is this our ask and our reminder to you that we do not exist without you.
Talmud Torah - open enrollment Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm We have a dozen students from ages 6-13 in three different classes. It's not too late to join the learning and the fun!
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
Mahjjong at JCM 12:00pm - 4:00pm Call Ellen L. for more info: 808-385-4726 Also: If anyone has a card table that they can donate, please contact Ellen at the number above.
Talmud Torah 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Thursday, January 12
Kabbalah Class with Rabbi Raanan 7:00 - 8:00pm We study the weekly Torah portion on a mystical level
Friday, January 13
Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Saturday, January 14
Shabbat Morning Service 9:30am Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Sunday, January 15
Hebrew Dancing for Tots 3:30pm Tots (0-4) and their parents are welcome to join us at JCM for Hebrew dancing with Sahrit Freud-Weinstein
Refuah Schleima- Prayer For Healing
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits January 8 - January 14
Avraham Joseph Liebowitz Dr. Sender Stolove Elianna Meira bat Batya Nechama Joshua Smith Leo Rochen Leonard Jacobs Leslie Granat Lila Rose Nissenbaum Martha Hayes Martin David Caprow Maurice Halpern Michael Epstein Nancy Ostroff Nathan Cutler Nathan Geller Norman Levinsky Philip Golove Raizel Garelick Renee Goldsmith Rose Cutler Vera D. Rosen
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
Hebrew Dancing for Tots (0-4) & their Parents at JCM THIS Sunday, January 8 from 3:30pm - 4:15pm Taught by Sahrit Freud-Weinstein, B.Ed. in Dance Theatre Education. Sarit was a caregiver in a kibbutz before her army service where she danced and sang for young children. She has three kids of her own who will be joining us this Sunday. No need to register.
If you don't give today, how can we be here tomorrow?
You may not need us every day, or even every week. But when you want us, you need us to be here.
Please give a gift to JCM for a successful 2023. We rely solely on donations/memberships to pay our bills, the Rabbi's salary, and programming. Your gift now will ensure that our dynamic leadership team has the resources we need to be here for you and your Maui Jewish community.
Give with joy, give with pride, give today.
P.S. We're not spending money and using resources to send out letters, this is this our ask and our reminder to you that we do not exist without you.
VaYechi: "There is nothing so whole as a broken heart." -Kotzker Rebbe
"And Jacob lived in the Land of Narrow-mindedness (which is the literal translation of 'Egypt' into Hebrew)." -Genesis 47:28
Our Torah portion this weeks opens with Jacob on his deathbed. He is an old man who has lived a full life and is surrounded by his loved ones during the last moments of his life. Before he dies, he blesses each one of them.
Our people are named after Jacob's other name, Israel: "Those who struggle with the Eternal and with human beings and persevere." There is also a Land of Israel. And our forefather whom we are named after has to spend the last part of his life in a foreign land. How is it that the grandson of Abraham, to whom the Holy Land was promised, ends his life in exile? Could it be that this fact means that the journey of our foremothers and forefathers ended in a huge failure?
After such struggle, Jacob can finally live his life in Egypt, the most powerful kingdom of the day, run by none other than his own son, Joseph. Everywhere else that Jacob was, he suffered horribly. Finally, in the Land of Narrow-mindedness, Jacob could rest his weary head.
Talmud Torah - open enrollment Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm We have a dozen students from ages 6-13 in three different classes. It's not too late to join the learning and the fun!
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6pm Special instrumental service Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Saturday, January 7
Shabbat Service 9:30am Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Sunday, January 8
Zoom for Board with Bree Kessler 2pm-3pm The JCM Board will meet with Bree via Zoom to discuss the Hanukkah events.
Hebrew Dancing for Tots (0-4) & their Parents at JCM 3:30pm - 4:15pm Taught by Sahrit Freud-Weinstein, B.Ed. in Dance Theatre Education. Sarit was a caregiver in a kibbutz before her army service where she danced and sang for young children. She has three kids of her own who will be joining us this Sunday. No need to register
Refuah Schleima- Prayer For Healing
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Zoom Short Story Book Club with Laura Shulman
Laura Shulman is planning to host a zoom short story book club. You are all invited to join. If you are interested, please email her at lauragshulman@gmail.com with your telephone number and your preferred day and time for the book club. She will contact you.
The short story book club will meet monthly on Zoom. At each meeting, we will read and discuss one story from the Best American Short Stories 2021 edited by Heidi Pitlor, published by HarperCollins, and available on Amazon.
Please buy the paperback edition for $16.86 so that we can easily refer to page numbers in the text. Before the class, Laura will send you some discussion questions to consider while reading. Laura uses a method called Shared Inquiry in which we agree not to refer to any other work or personal experience, but to base our interpretations on the text alone. Laura asks that you read the story twice so that you can support your opinions with evidence from the text and respond knowledgeably to other participants' ideas.
We will read the stories consecutively so that if you miss a month you will know which story to read for the following month. The stories are very stimulating; discussions will be lively; and sharing our ideas will make us a cohesive group.text goes here!
Yahrzeits January 1 - January 7
Alex Landesman Bernice Gertrude Schneider Brad Chinn Cecelia Rosenheimer Daniel Shafer David Lazarovich David Weinstein Fay Hermes Gabriel Amira Harry Kain Isidor Weil Larry Greenman Manuel Cole Marc Siegel Morris Narrowe Mrs. Isabel Stark Nehemiah Cohen Nicholas R. Shelley Patricia Janis Lyon Ruth Sanft Serena Kain Stephen Sandler Vera Ann Richman
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
Hebrew Dancing for Tots (0-4) & their Parents will take place next JCM on Sunday, January 8 at 3:30pm - Join us! We are thankful to Sahrit Freud-Weinstein and Naor Nave! No need to register.
If you don't give today, how can we be here tomorrow?
You may not need us every day, or even every week. But when you want us, you need us to be here.
Please give a gift to JCM. We rely solely on donations/memberships to pay our bills, our salaries, and programming. Your gift now will ensure that our dynamic leadership team has the resources we need to be here for you and your Maui Jewish community.
Give with joy, give with pride, give today.
P.S. We're not spending money and using resources to send out letters, this is this our ask and our reminder to you that we do not exist without you.
Talmud Torah - open enrollment Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm We have a dozen students from ages 6-13 in three different classes. It's not too late to join the learning and the fun!
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
Laura Shulman is planning to host a zoom short story book club. You are all invited to join. If you are interested, please email her at lauragshulman@gmail.com with your telephone number and your preferred day and time for the book club. She will contact you.
The short story book club will meet monthly on Zoom. At each meeting, we will read and discuss one story from the Best American Short Stories 2021 edited by Heidi Pitlor, published by HarperCollins, and available on Amazon.
Please buy the paperback edition for $16.86 so that we can easily refer to page numbers in the text. Before the class, Laura will send you some discussion questions to consider while reading. Laura uses a method called Shared Inquiry in which we agree not to refer to any other work or personal experience, but to base our interpretations on the text alone. Laura asks that you read the story twice so that you can support your opinions with evidence from the text and respond knowledgeably to other participants' ideas.
We will read the stories consecutively so that if you miss a month you will know which story to read for the following month. The stories are very stimulating; discussions will be lively; and sharing our ideas will make us a cohesive group.
Any changes and additions will be posted on the website calendar.
Mahjjong at JCM 12:00pm - 4:00pm Call Ellen for more info: 808-385-4726
Talmud Torah 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Thursday, January 5
Kabbalah Class with Rabbi Raanan 7:00 - 8:00pm We study the weekly Torah portion on a mystical level
Friday, January 6
Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Saturday, January 7
Shabbat Morning Service 9:30am Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Sunday, January 8
Board Session with Bree via Zoom 2-3pm
Hebrew Dancing for Tots 3:30pm Tots (0-4) and their parents are welcome to join us at JCM for Hebrew dancing with Sahrit Freud-Weinstein
Lost and Found at JCM
Forgot something at JCM? Here is a picture of all we have found. Items may be reclaimed at JCM from the coffee room in the Macy's bag by the Judaica items. Please claim it soon as we will donate all clothing before Purim to charity.
Refuah Schleima- Prayer For Healing
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits January 1 - January 7
Alex Landesman Bernice Gertrude Schneider Brad Chinn Cecelia Rosenheimer Daniel Shafer David Lazarovich David Weinstein Fay Hermes Gabriel Amira Harry Kain Isidor Weil Larry Greenman Manuel Cole Marc Siegel Morris Narrowe Mrs. Isabel Stark Nehemiah Cohen Nicholas R. Shelley Patricia Janis Lyon Ruth Sanft Serena Kain Stephen Sandler Vera Ann Richman
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
Hebrew Dancing for Tots (0-4) & their Parents at JCM THIS Sunday, January 1 from 3:30pm - 4:15pm Taught by Sahrit Freud-Weinstein, B.Ed. in Dance Theatre Education. Sarit was a caregiver in a kibbutz before her army service where she danced and sang for young children. She has three kids of her own who will be joining us this Sunday. No need to register.
If you don't give today, how can we be here tomorrow?
You may not need us every day, or even every week. But when you want us, you need us to be here.
Please give a gift to JCM as we wrap up 2022. We rely solely on donations/memberships to pay our bills, the Rabbi's salary, and programming. Your gift now will ensure that our dynamic leadership team has the resources we need to be here for you and your Maui Jewish community.
Give with joy, give with pride, give today.
P.S. We're not spending money and using resources to send out letters, this is this our ask and our reminder to you that we do not exist without you.
In honor of the reconciliation between Joseph and his brothers
"We are not mad. We are human. We want to love, and someone must forgive us for the paths we take to love, for the paths are many and dark, and we are ardent and cruel in our journey." -Leonard Cohen
Looking Within
Genesis 44:18 Then Judah went up to Joseph and said, "בי אדני - It's within me my lord, let your servant appeal to my lord, and do not be impatient with your servant, you who are the equal of Pharaoh."
The beginning of the reconcilliation between Judah and Joseph occurs when Judah appoaches Joseph directly, not through arbitrators, messengers, or other indirect routes. Although he doesn't know that it is his brother Joseph he is standing in front of, nonetheless, he lifts his gaze and speaks directly to him. He points a finger at himself and says, "it is within me" - I will take responsibility for what has happened.
Joseph is seeing Judah take responsibility and it clearly plays on his heart strings. We may not be able to change the past, but we can let the past guide us to make better decisions in the future, and this is what Judah has accomplished, by looking within.
Talmud Torah - open enrollment Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm We have a dozen students from ages 6-13 in three different classes. It's not too late to join the learning and the fun!
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6pm Traditional services with Rabbi Raanan Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Saturday, December 24
Shabbat Service 9:30am Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Sunday, January 1
Hebrew Dancing for Tots (0-4) & their Parents at JCM 3:30pm - 4:15pm Taught by Sahrit Freud-Weinstein, B.Ed. in Dance Theatre Education. Sarit was a caregiver in a kibbutz before her army service where she danced and sang for young children. She has three kids of her own who will be joining us this Sunday. No need to register
Refuah Schleima- Prayer For Healing
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Zoom Short Story Book Club with Laura Shulman
Laura Shulman is planning to host a zoom short story book club. You are all invited to join. If you are interested, please email her at lauragshulman@gmail.com with your telephone number and your preferred day and time for the book club. She will contact you.
The short story book club will meet monthly on Zoom. At each meeting, we will read and discuss one story from the Best American Short Stories 2021 edited by Heidi Pitlor, published by HarperCollins, and available on Amazon.
Please buy the paperback edition for $16.86 so that we can easily refer to page numbers in the text. Before the class, Laura will send you some discussion questions to consider while reading. Laura uses a method called Shared Inquiry in which we agree not to refer to any other work or personal experience, but to base our interpretations on the text alone. Laura asks that you read the story twice so that you can support your opinions with evidence from the text and respond knowledgeably to other participants' ideas.
We will read the stories consecutively so that if you miss a month you will know which story to read for the following month. The stories are very stimulating; discussions will be lively; and sharing our ideas will make us a cohesive group.text goes here!
Yahrzeits December 25 - December 31
Barney Rosenberg (Baruch Bendit ben Reb Moshe) David Winograd Elizabeth Litt (Esther bat Sara) Esther Labaton Fay Shaw Howard Philip Schultz Irwin Rosenberg Jack Edwin Litt Jesse Margaret Crowe Joseph Abdel Wahed Lillian Goldenberg Marcella Solomon Margaret Schloss Marta Grinberg Max Haddad Max Rosenheimer (Moshe ben Yichiel) Molly Haddad Rhea Weinstein (Bailah bat Yakov v' Shaindel) Shirley Kravitt Stella Margot Moser (Esther bat Eigon v' Sonia) Sylvia Persky
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
An important announcement regarding today: Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Mahjjong today is at the Weiners in Kaanapali (and not at JCM) 12:00pm - 4:00pm Kaanapali Shores, Unit 331 Call Marla for directions as needed: 503-381-2788
Talmud Torah will resume next week and not today Due to Winter Holiday, we will delay JCM Talmud Torah until next week, Wednesday, Jan. 4 from 5-6pm. Looking forward to seeing you next week.
Thank you for understanding.
Rabbi Raanan
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!! ____________________________________________
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
Hebrew Dancing for Tots (0-4) & their Parents will take place at JCM on Sunday, January 1 at 3:30pm - Join us! Taught by Sahrit Freud-Weinstein. No need to register.
We would like to thank the following hosts and their families: Barbara Cooper, Nicole Lascow, Sam Shnider, Moriah Diamond, Marc Tolliver, Happy Lefton, Bonnie Newman, Steve Schachter and Laura Ahava.
JCM Annual Hanukkah Party
Family Fun Night in Kihei
Hanukkah at the Cat Cafe
Latke, Vodka, and Empanada JCM Fundraiser
Lahaina Happy Hour at the Weiners
Festivus at JCM
If you don't give today, how can we be here tomorrow?
You may not need us every day, or even every week. But when you want us, you need us to be here.
Please give a gift to JCM as we wrap up 2022. We rely solely on donations/memberships to pay our bills, our salaries, and programming. Your gift now will ensure that our dynamic leadership team has the resources we need to be here for you and your Maui Jewish community.
Give with joy, give with pride, give today.
p.s. We're not spending money and using resources to send out letters, this is this our ask and our reminder to you that we do not exist without you.
Talmud Torah - open enrollment Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm We have a dozen students from ages 6-13 in three different classes. It's not too late to join the learning and the fun!
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
Laura Shulman is planning to host a zoom short story book club. You are all invited to join. If you are interested, please email her at lauragshulman@gmail.com with your telephone number and your preferred day and time for the book club. She will contact you.
The short story book club will meet monthly on Zoom. At each meeting, we will read and discuss one story from the Best American Short Stories 2021 edited by Heidi Pitlor, published by HarperCollins, and available on Amazon.
Please buy the paperback edition for $16.86 so that we can easily refer to page numbers in the text. Before the class, Laura will send you some discussion questions to consider while reading. Laura uses a method called Shared Inquiry in which we agree not to refer to any other work or personal experience, but to base our interpretations on the text alone. Laura asks that you read the story twice so that you can support your opinions with evidence from the text and respond knowledgeably to other participants' ideas.
We will read the stories consecutively so that if you miss a month you will know which story to read for the following month. The stories are very stimulating; discussions will be lively; and sharing our ideas will make us a cohesive group.
Any changes and additions will be posted on the website calendar.
Mahjjong at the Weiners in Kaanapali 12:00pm - 4:00pm Kaanapali Shores, Unit 331 Call Marla for directions as needed: 503-381-2788
Talmud Torah 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Thursday, December 29
Kabbalah Class with Rabbi Raanan 7:00 - 8:00pm We study the weekly Torah portion on a mystical level
Friday, December 30
Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Saturday, December 31
Shabbat Morning Service 9:30am Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Sunday, January 1, 2023
Hebrew Dancing for Tots 3:30pm Tots (0-4) and their parents are welcome to join us at JCM for Hebrew dancing with Sahrit Freud-Weinstein
Lost and Found at JCM
Forgot something at JCM? Here is a picture of all we have found. Items may be reclaimed at JCM from the coffee room in the Macy's bag by the Judaica items. Please claim it soon as we will donate all clothing before Purim to charity.
Refuah Schleima- Prayer For Healing
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits December 25 - December 31
Barney Rosenberg (Baruch Bendit ben Reb Moshe) David Winograd Elizabeth Litt (Esther bat Sara) Esther Labaton Fay Shaw Howard Philip Schultz Irwin Rosenberg Jack Edwin Litt Jesse Margaret Crowe Joseph Abdel Wahed Lillian Goldenberg Marcella Solomon Margaret Schloss Marta Grinberg Max Haddad Max Rosenheimer (Moshe ben Yichiel) Molly Haddad Rhea Weinstein (Bailah bat Yakov v' Shaindel) Shirley Kravitt Stella Margot Moser (Esther bat Eigon v' Sonia) Sylvia Persky
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
Come and look at the art that is all for sale. Make an offer! Please contact: rabbi@mauijews.org for more details.
A special thank you to Judith Elam for organizing the volunteers for the JCM Annual Hanukkah Party. Thanks Judith!
A big thank you to the hosts and their families of the JCM Hanukkah parties this year: Barbara Cooper, Nicole Lasko, Sam Shnider and the Cat Cafe', Marc Tolliver, Laura Ahava, Bonnie Newman and Steve Schechter
p.s. If you want to attend, but can't afford the $75, please reach out to Ellyn and we can put together a volunteer/trade for you :)
If you don't give today, how can we be here tomorrow?
You may not need us every day, or even every week. But when you want us, you need us to be here.
Please give a gift to JCM as we wrap up 2022. We rely solely on donations/memberships to pay our bills, the Rabbi's salary, and programming. Your gift now will ensure that our dynamic leadership team has the resources we need to be here for you and your Maui Jewish community.
Give with joy, give with pride, give today.
P.S. We're not spending money and using resources to send out letters, this is this our ask and our reminder to you that we do not exist without you.
Latke, (BYO) Vodka, and Empanada; A JCM fundraiser 6:00pm - 8:00pm A fun nght out for adults only (21+) $75 per person It's not so much what you get for your money, but how your money will support paying the bills at JCM. It's Chanukah...help us keep the lights on!
Kabbalat Shabbat and Chanukah; for the community 5:15pm -7:30pm Led by Laura Ahava, Bonnie Newman, & Steve Schecter A peaceful, beautiful environment set up at JCM. Followed by games, hang out, gift share, social sabbath, and our plan for seed planting which happens to be on a new moon.
Saturday December 24
Lahaina Happy Hour; for adults 7:00pm - 9:00pm Wine on the Westside with the Weiners They look forward to meeting new friends and conecting with old ones and celebrate Chanukah together.
Sunday December 25
Festivus at JCM 5:00pm Adults over 18 JCM's celebration of this day will include Chinese food and a movie, of course! Decor will include a plain pole with no decoration :) Click Here for more information on the history of Festivus.
Join us this Festivus (which is also the last day of Hanukkah) on Sunday, December 25 at JCM - 5pm for Chinese food and a movie.
Talmud Torah - open enrollment Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm We have a dozen students from ages 6-13 in three different classes. It's not too late to join the learning and the fun!
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
Latke, (BYO) Vodka, and Empanada A JCM fundraiser 6:00pm - 8:00pm A fun nght out for adults only (21+) $75 per person It's not so much what you get for your money, but how your money will support paying the bills at JCM. It's Chanukah...help us keep the lights on!
Friday, December 23
Kabbalat Shabbat and Chanukah; for the community 5:15pm - 7:30pm Join us at JCM for a Hannukah Musical Kabbalat Shabbat led by Laura Ahava, Bonnie Newman, & Steve Schecter This Hannukah Shabbat is also on a new moon and will be a peaceful, beautiful environment to set the coming month intentions followed by a very delicious vegan meal!
Saturday, December 24
Shabbat Service 9:30am Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Lahaina Happy Hour; for adults 7:00pm - 9:00pm Wine on the Westside with the Weiners They look forward to meeting new friends and conecting with old ones and celebrate Chanukah together.
Sunday, December 25
Festivus at JCM 5:00pm JCM's celebration of this day will include Chinese food and a movie, of course! Decor will include a plain pole with no decoration :)
Refuah Schleima- Prayer For Healing
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits December 18 - December 24
Ann Heise Arlene Fuchs Katz Ben Zollotuchen Emil Teltscher Jane Levinsky Miriam Waldman Perle Heiman Ruth L Scharff Steven Survetnick Vera Rosen William Chamoy
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
We would like to thank the following volunteers: Ernesto Peraza, Barbara Singer, Barbara Cooper, Dylon Simonson, Joe Narrowe, Laura Ahava, Ellie McGaughey, Alan Levine, Cindi Levine, Marie Ankoua, Rabbi David Glickman and Aryeh Glickman.
Monday December 19
Family Fun Night in Kihei 4:30pm - 6:30pm Families are invited to a night of crafts, latkes, and family fun! You will get the address after you RSVP
Tuesday December 20
Cookie Decorating in Kihei 5:00pm - 7:00pm Cookies and hot chocolate. Perfect for the Talmud Torah age kids and thier families, but everyone is invited.
Wednesday December 21
Hanukkah at the Cat Cafe 6:00pm - 8:00pm Ages 12+ Dreidel Tournament. Photo ops with Judah the Maccakitty. Electric candle lighting
After you register, you will be sent a link to fill out a waiver.
We are excited to announce a Chanukah fundraiser for JCM! REGISTER HERE
Get a sitter, put on your festive holiday frocks, and come party with us at Loft 145.
$75 per person will not only make for an intimate night of Chanukah fun...it will will help JCM keep the lights on (and pay the rest of our bills).
p.s. If you want to attend, but can't afford the $75, please reach out to Ellyn and we can put together a volunteer/trade for you :)
Thursday December 22
Latke, (BYO) Vodka, and Empanada A JCM fundraiser 6:00pm - 8:00pm A fun nght out for adults only (21+) $75 per person It's not so much what you get for your money, but how your money will support paying the bills at JCM. It's Chanukah...help us keep the lights on!
Kabbalat Shabbat and Chanukah; for the community 5:15pm - 7:30pm Join us at JCM for a Hannukah Musical Kabbalat Shabbat led by Laura Ahava, Bonnie Newman, & Steve Schecter This Hannukah Shabbat is also on a new moon and will be a peaceful, beautiful environment to set the coming month intentions followed by a very delicious vegan meal!
Saturday December 24
Lahaina Happy Hour; for adults 7:00pm - 9:00pm Wine on the Westside with the Weiners They look forward to meeting new friends and conecting with old ones and celebrate Chanukah together.
Sunday December 25
Festivus at JCM 5:00pm Adults over 18 JCM's celebration of this day will include Chinese food and a movie, of course! Decor will include a plain pole with no decoration :) Click Here for more information on the history of Festivus.
If you don't give today, how can we be here tomorrow?
You may not need us every day, or even every week. But when you want us, you need us to be here.
Please give a gift to JCM as we wrap up 2022. We rely solely on donations/memberships to pay our bills, our salaries, and programming. Your gift now will ensure that our dynamic leadership team has the resources we need to be here for you and your Maui Jewish community.
Give with joy, give with pride, give today.
p.s. We're not spending money and using resources to send out letters, this is this our ask and our reminder to you that we do not exist without you.
Talmud Torah - open enrollment Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm We have a dozen students from ages 6-13 in three different classes. It's not too late to join the learning and the fun!
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
Talmud Torah is on Hanukkah Break We continue next week!
Thursday, December 22
Kabbalah Class with Rabbi Raanan is on break until next week.
Friday, December 23
Special Kabbalat Shabbat & Hanukkah Celebration with a Kosher Vegan Dinner 5:15pm - 7:30pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Join us at JCM for a Hannukah Musical Kabbalat Shabbat led by Laura Ahava, Bonnie Newman, & Steve Schecter. This Hannukah Shabbat is also on a new moon and will be a peaceful, beautiful environment to set the coming month intentions followed by a very delicious vegan meal!
Saturday, December 24
Hanukkah Shabbat Service 9:30am Live at JCM and on ZOOM Happy Hour in Lahaina 7:00pm Cheese and wine at the Weiners. They will validate parking and look forward to welcoming the community to their westside Maui home.
Sunday, December 25
JCM Annual Hanukkah Party 4:30pm Join us for games, latka and live music and dancing with Barbara & Ernesto
Refuah Schleima- Prayer For Healing
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits December 19 - December 24
Ann Heise Arlene Fuchs Katz Ben Zollotuchen Emil Teltscher Jane Levinsky Miriam Waldman Perle Heiman Ruth L Scharff Steven Survetnick Vera Rosen William Chamoy
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
Are you (or do you know) an artist who has designed Hanukkah art? You are welcome to display and sell it at JCM during our Hanukkah Parties We ask that you support JCM by giving 26% of the sale price Up to 6 items can be displayed Please contact: rabbi@mauijews.org for more details or to send me a picture of the art that you would like to bring (optional).
You will need to RSVP...how else will know how many people to shop for?! Come to as many parties as you want. We look forward to celebrating together!
Sunday, December 18
JCM Annual Community Chanukah Party 4:30pm - 7:30pm This annual tradition will include latkes, games, live music and dancing...and ends with a beautiful candle lighting and songfest!
Family Fun Night in Kihei 4:30pm - 6:30pm Families are invited to a night of crafts, latkes, and family fun! You will get the address after you RSVP
Tuesday, December 20
Cookie Decorating in Kihei 5:00pm - 7:00pm Cookies and hot chocolate. Perfect for the Talmud Torah age kids and thier families, but everyone is invited.
Wednesday, December 21
Chanukah at the Cat Cafe 6:00pm - 8:00pm Ages 12+ Dreidel Tournament. Photo ops with Judah the Maccakitty. Electric candle lighting
After you register, you will be sent a link to fill out a waiver.
Thursday, December 22
We are excited to announce a Chanukah fundraiser for JCM! REGISTER HERE
Get a sitter, put on your festive holiday frocks, and come party with us at Loft 145.
$75 per person will not only make for an intimate night of Chanukah fun...it will will help JCM keep the lights on (and pay the rest of our bills).
p.s. If you want to attend, but can't afford the $75, please reach out to Ellyn and we can put together a volunteer/trade for you :)
If you don't give today, how can we be here tomorrow?
You may not need us every day, or even every week. But when you want us, you need us to be here.
Please give a gift to JCM as we wrap up 2022. We rely solely on donations/memberships to pay our bills, the Rabbi's salary, and programming. Your gift now will ensure that our dynamic leadership team has the resources we need to be here for you and your Maui Jewish community.
Give with joy, give with pride, give today.
P.S. We're not spending money and using resources to send out letters, this is this our ask and our reminder to you that we do not exist without you.
Latke, (BYO) Vodka, and Empanada; A JCM fundraiser 6:00pm - 8:00pm A fun nght out for adults only (21+) $75 per person It's not so much what you get for your money, but how your money will support paying the bills at JCM. It's Chanukah...help us keep the lights on!
Kabbalat Shabbat and Chanukah; for the community 5:15pm -7:30pm Led by Laura Ahava, Bonnie Newman, & Steve Schecter A peaceful, beautiful environment set up at JCM. Followed by games, hang out, gift share, social sabbath, and our plan for seed planting which happens to be on a new moon.
Saturday December 24
Lahaina Happy Hour; for adults 7:00pm - 9:00pm Wine on the Westside with the Weiners They look forward to meeting new friends and conecting with old ones and celebrate Chanukah together.
Sunday December 25
Festivus at JCM 5:00pm Adults over 18 JCM's celebration of this day will include Chinese food and a movie, of course! Decor will include a plain pole with no decoration :) Click Here for more information on the history of Festivus.
VaYeshev: Canceling Joseph This week’s Torah portion marks 30 years since my Bar Mitzvah and 4 years since I was ordained as a Rabbi in Jerusalem. Three decades ago, I had just moved from Oahu to San Diego and realized that I would need more time to prepare for my Bar Mitzvah and had to delay it from April to December. Only when I started studying with the Rabbi did I understand how much I felt like Joseph.
My earliest memories are sitting underneath trees and looking at the shapes of the clouds, sure that they had meaning. I would share this with my young friends who would look at me strangely. Until I learned about Joseph, I felt alone with the lonely understandings that no one else shares.
Talmud Torah - open enrollment Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm We have a dozen students from ages 6-13 in three different classes. It's not too late to join the learning and the fun!
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
Torah Class with Rabbi Raanan 7:00pm At JCM or on ZOOM7:00p
Dialogues on Leadership 8:00pm In person at JCM:00p
Friday, December 16
Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Saturday, December 17
Shabbat Service 9:30am Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Sunday, December 18
JCM Annual Hanukkah Party 4:30pm Join us for games, latka and live music and dancing with Barbara & Ernesto
Refuah Schleima- Prayer For Healing
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits December 11 - December 17
Kenny Hultquist Malka Pearl David Nehemia Cohen Jeffrey Sway Joseph Pitkoff Richard Mann Sylvia Wallin Janice Lasko Myron Miller Ruth Savitz Esther Smith Bernard Singer Sylvia Hirsch
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
p.s. If you want to attend, but can't afford the $75, please reach out to Ellyn and we can put together a volunteer/trade for you :)
If you don't give today, how can we be here tomorrow?
You may not need us every day, or even every week. But when you want us, you need us to be here.
Please give a gift to JCM as we wrap up 2022. We rely solely on donations/memberships to pay our bills, our salaries, and programming. Your gift now will ensure that our dynamic leadership team has the resources we need to be here for you and your Maui Jewish community.
Give with joy, give with pride, give today.
p.s. We're not spending money and using resources to send out letters, this is this our ask and our reminder to you that we do not exist without you.
You will need to RSVP...how else will know how many people to shop for?! Come to as many parties as you want. We look forward to celebrating together!
Sunday December 18:
JCM Annual Community Chanukah Party 4:30pm - 7:30pm This annual tradition will include latkes, games, live music and dancing...and ends with a beautiful candle lighting and songfest! SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER HERE
Monday December 19
Family Fun Night in Kihei 4:30pm - 6:30pm Families are invited to a night of crafts, latkes, and family fun! You will get the address after you RSVP
Tuesday December 20
Cookie Decorating in Kihei 5:00pm - 7:00pm Cookies and hot chocolate. Perfect for the Talmud Torah age kids and thier families, but everyone is invited.
Wednesday December 21
Chanukah at the Cat Cafe 6:00pm - 8:00pm Ages 12+ Dreidel Tournament. Photo ops with Judah the Maccakitty. Electric candle lighting
After you register, you will be sent a link to fill out a waiver.
Thursday December 22
Latke, (BYO) Vodka, and Empanada; A JCM fundraiser 6:00pm - 8:00pm A fun nght out for adults only (21+) $75 per person It's not so much what you get for your money, but how your money will support paying the bills at JCM. It's Chanukah...help us keep the lights on!
Kabbalat Shabbat and Chanukah; for the community 5:15pm -7:30pm Led by Laura Ahava, Bonnie Newman, & Steve Schecter A peaceful, beautiful environment set up at JCM. Followed by games, hang out, gift share, social sabbath, and our plan for seed planting which happens to be on a new moon.
Saturday December 24
Lahaina Happy Hour; for adults 7:00pm - 9:00pm Wine on the Westside with the Weiners They look forward to meeting new friends and conecting with old ones and celebrate Chanukah together.
Sunday December 25
Festivus at JCM 5:00pm Adults over 18 JCM's celebration of this day will include Chinese food and a movie, of course! Decor will include a plain pole with no decoration :) Click Here for more information on the history of Festivus.
Talmud Torah - open enrollment Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm We have a dozen students from ages 6-13 in three different classes. It's not too late to join the learning and the fun!
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
Torah Class with Rabbi Raanan 7:00pm At JCM or on ZOOM7:00p
Friday, December 16
Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Saturday, December 17
Shabbat Service 9:30am Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Sunday, December 18
JCM Annual Hanukkah Party 4:30pm Join us for games, latka and live music and dancing with Barbara & Ernesto
Refuah Schleima- Prayer For Healing
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits December 11 - December 17
Kenny Hultquist Malka Pearl David Nehemia Cohen Jeffrey Sway Joseph Pitkoff Richard Mann Sylvia Wallin Janice Lasko Myron Miller Ruth Savitz Esther Smith Bernard Singer Sylvia Hirsch
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
I want to inform you all that Thursday, Dec. 8 was my last day as Executive Director. It has been my pleasure to serve the JCM membership and my Jewish community; we have made amazing progress in the past few years, and we should all be proud of what we have accomplished together. I will remain available to help you make a minyan, play mahjong, have a chat over coffee, and participate in Jewish life on Maui. I look forward to our continued connections and paths together. With much aloha and gratitude for your friendship, Ellyn Mortimer
Vayishlach: Turning the Struggle into a Blessing
Why do the Jewish people seemingly struggle endlessly? To answer this question, we need to turn to what we call ourselves in prayer and what we call our modern nation-state: Israel. The meaning of the word Israel comes from this week's Torah portion (Genesis 32:29) when a mysterious figure is wrestling and then renaming Jacob:
“And [the mysterious figure said] you will no longer say that your name is Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with people and you have prevailed.”
Were the story of the Jewish people summarized into one verse, this very well could be it. The blessing received by being renamed Israel, or the God Wrestler, is that although Jacob’s descendants would struggle, they would prevail in the end. Although struggle and antagonism are seemingly inevitable, the blessing of the Israelites emerges through creative and inventive approaches in responding to their challenges, followed by acting in such a way as to preserve their culture and religion. Throughout the ages mighty empires have tried to destroy Judaism as a religion and the Jews as a people. Against the Roman Empire, the Jews were able to transform their religion from one of sacrifice, that was tied to a specific location (the Temple Mount), to a religion centered on prayer and a synagogue which could be constructed anywhere Jews happened to live.
You will need to RSVP...how else will know how many people to shop for?! Come to as many parties as you want. We look forward to celebrating together!
Sunday December 18:
JCM Annual Community Chanukah Party 4:30pm - 7:30pm This annual tradition will include latkes, games, live music and dancing...and ends with a beautiful candle lighting and songfest! SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER HERE
Monday December 19
Family Fun Night in Kihei 4:30pm - 6:30pm Families are invited to a night of crafts, latkes, and family fun! You will get the address after you RSVP
Tuesday December 20
Cookie Decorating in Kihei 5:00pm - 7:00pm Cookies and hot chocolate. Perfect for the Talmud Torah age kids and thier families, but everyone is invited.
Wednesday December 21
Chanukah at the Cat Cafe 6:00pm - 8:00pm Ages 12+ Dreidel Tournament. Photo ops with Judah the Maccakitty. Electric candle lighting
After you register, you will be sent a link to fill out a waiver.
Thursday December 22
Latke, (BYO) Vodka, and Empanada; A JCM fundraiser 6:00pm - 8:00pm A fun nght out for adults only (21+) $75 per person It's not so much what you get for your money, but how your money will support paying the bills at JCM. It's Chanukah...help us keep the lights on!
Kabbalat Shabbat and Chanukah; for the community 5:15pm -7:30pm Led by Laura Ahava, Bonnie Newman, & Steve Schecter A peaceful, beautiful environment set up at JCM. Followed by games, hang out, gift share, social sabbath, and our plan for seed planting which happens to be on a new moon.
Saturday December 24
Lahaina Happy Hour; for adults 7:00pm - 9:00pm Wine on the Westside with the Weiners They look forward to meeting new friends and connecting with old ones and celebrate Chanukah together.
Sunday December 25
Festivus at JCM 5:00pm Adults over 18 JCM's celebration of this day will include Chinese food and a movie, of course! Decor will include a plain pole with no decoration :) Click Here for more information on the history of Festivus.
Talmud Torah - open enrollment Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm We have a dozen students from ages 6-13 in three different classes. It's not too late to join the learning and the fun!
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits December 5 - December 12
Jonathan David Golda Mopper Anna Henagow Bartlett Gene Hertzka Golda Jackson Nan Merson Carolyn Weisfeld Bruce Pachino Dr. Ralph Wasserman Murray Tepper Max DuBoff Avraham "Al" Kristel Richard Sandler Kenny Hultquist Malka Pearl David
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
Please read through this whole email... There is so much going on at the end of this year, and I want to make sure you get all the information- without filling your inbox with lots of emails ( I make no promises, but I will try to limit emails).
As always, please call or email with any questions. We love hearing from you!
Also note - Rabbi Raanan will return to the office on Thursday.
We are excited to announce a Chanukah fundraiser for JCM! REGISTER HERE
Get a sitter, put on your festive holiday frocks, and come party with us at Loft 145.
$75 per person will not only make for an intimate night of Chanukah fun...it will will help JCM keep the lights on (and pay the rest of our bills).
p.s. If you want to attend, but can't afford the $75, please reach out to Ellyn and we can put together a volunteer/trade for you :)
If you don't give today, how can we be here tomorrow?
Did you read about the school in Florida that rejected Chanukah, but has Christmas trees on campus? Read it Here. The decision has been reversed, but it happened.
A rise in anti-Semitism, an increase in Holocaust deniers, schools sending conflicting messages about religion vs culture…unfortunately, the list goes on. In our little corner of the world, it is imperative that we exist and that we keep our community relevant and contemporary. You may not need us every day, or even every week. But when you want us, you need us to be here.
Please give a gift to JCM as we wrap up 2022. We rely solely on donations/memberships to pay our bills, our salaries, and programming. Your gift now will ensure that our dynamic leadership team has the resources we need to be here for you and your Maui Jewish community.
Give with joy, give with pride, give today.
p.s. We're not spending money and using resources to send out letters, this is this our ask and our reminder to you that we do not exist without you.
You will need to RSVP...how else will know how many people to shop for?! Come to as many parties as you want. We look forward to celebrating together!
Sunday December 18:
JCM Annual Community Chanukah Party 4:30pm - 7:30pm This annual tradition will include latkes, games, live music and dancing...and ends with a beautiful candle lighting and songfest! SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER HERE
Monday December 19
Family Fun Night in Kihei 4:30pm - 6:30pm Families are invited to a night of crafts, latkes, and family fun! You will get the address after you RSVP
Tuesday December 20
Cookie Decorating in Kihei 5:00pm - 7:00pm Cookies and hot chocolate. Perfect for the Talmud Torah age kids and thier families, but everyone is invited.
Wednesday December 21
Chanukah at the Cat Cafe 6:00pm - 8:00pm Ages 12+ Dreidel Tournament. Photo ops with Judah the Maccakitty. Electric candle lighting
After you register, you will be sent a link to fill out a waiver.
Thursday December 22
Latke, (BYO) Vodka, and Empanada; A JCM fundraiser 6:00pm - 8:00pm A fun nght out for adults only (21+) $75 per person It's not so much what you get for your money, but how your money will support paying the bills at JCM. It's Chanukah...help us keep the lights on!
Kabbalat Shabbat and Chanukah; for the community 5:15pm -7:30pm Led by Laura Ahava, Bonnie Newman, & Steve Schecter A peaceful, beautiful environment set up at JCM. Followed by games, hang out, gift share, social sabbath, and our plan for seed planting which happens to be on a new moon.
Saturday December 24
Lahaina Happy Hour; for adults 7:00pm - 9:00pm Wine on the Westside with the Weiners They look forward to meeting new friends and conecting with old ones and celebrate Chanukah together.
Sunday December 25
Festivus at JCM 5:00pm Adults over 18 JCM's celebration of this day will include Chinese food and a movie, of course! Decor will include a plain pole with no decoration :) Click Here for more information on the history of Festivus.
Talmud Torah - open enrollment Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm We have a dozen students from ages 6-13 in three different classes. It's not too late to join the learning and the fun!
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
Torah Class with Rabbi Raanan 7:00pm At JCM or on ZOOM7:00p
Friday, December 9
Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Saturday, December 10
Shabbat Service 9:30am Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Refuah Schleima- Prayer For Healing
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits December 5 - December 12
Jonathan David Golda Mopper Anna Henagow Bartlett Gene Hertzka Golda Jackson Nan Merson Carolyn Weisfeld Bruce Pachino Dr. Ralph Wasserman Murray Tepper Max DuBoff Avraham "Al" Kristel Richard Sandler Kenny Hultquist Malka Pearl David
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
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I forgot to make the announcement in the Shabbat Shalom email...
Israeli Folk Dancing is on hold and will resume in January.
Thank you for understanding.
Shabbat Shalom!
~Ellyn
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I'm leaving this here... We hit December this week. This is not a drill...it's Chanukah! Sign up for the parties, buy your candles, melt off the old wax, I repeat, this is not a drill!
This is your official reminder Chanukah is coming!
Also note - Rabbi Raanan is away until Dec. 7. His weekly sermon will return next week!
Musical Shabbat on the beach with Laura Ahava Kalepolepo Beach (at the end of our street, Kaonoulu) 6:00pm
We are excited to announce a Chanukah fundraiser for JCM!
Get a sitter, put on your festive holiday frocks, and come party with us at Loft 145.
$75 per person will not only make for an intimate night of Chanukah fun...it will help JCM keep the lights on (and pay the rest of our bills).
Sunday, December 18: JCM Annual Community Chanukah Party; For the whole community Monday, December 19: Latke fest at Cooper's Landing; for families Tuesday, December 20: Cookie decorating in Kihei Wednesday, December 21: Chanukah at the Cat Cafe ages 12+ Thursday, December 22: Latke, Vodka, and Empanada; A JCM fundraiser Friday, December 23: Kabbalat Shabbat and Chanukah; for the community Saturday, December 24: Lahaina Happy Hour; for adults Sunday: December 25: Festivus at JCM; For ages 18+
You will need to RSVP...how else will know how many people to shop for?! Come to as many parties as you want. We look forward to celebrating together!
Talmud Torah - open enrollment Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm We have a dozen students from ages 6-13 in three different classes. It's not too late to join the learning and the fun!
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
Musical Shabbat on the Beach Kaleplepo Beach at the end of our street, Kaonoulu Led by Laura Ahava 6:00pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Saturday, December 3
Shabbat Service Led by Sam Shnider 9:30am Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Sunday, December 4
Israeli Folk Dancing 3pm - 5pm JCM
Refuah Schleima- Prayer For Healing
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits November 28 - December 5
Shirley Goodblatt Carrie Baumgartner Herman Greenstein Maurice Jay Rose Bunny Epstein Anna Bloom Emily Pells Alex Regson Vera Gretchen Hammerstein John Ebbers Ben Skurow Robert Auerbach Leah Fulop Sarah Sperber Guerin Todd Abraham Goldman Yoretta Isaac Henry E. Cohen Jonathan David Golda Mopper
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
We hit December this week. This is not a drill...it's Chanukah! Sign up for the parties, buy your candles, melt off the old wax, I repeat, this is not a drill!
This is your official reminder Chanukah is coming!
Also note - Rabbi Raanan is away until Dec. 7. Ellyn will be in the office :)
We are excited to announce a Chanukah fundraiser for JCM!
Get a sitter, put on your festive holiday frocks, and come party with us at Loft 145.
$75 per person will not only make for an intimate night of Chanukah fun...it will will help JCM keep the lights on (and pay the rest of our bills).
Sunday, December 18: JCM Annual Community Chanukah Party; For the whole community Monday, December 19: Latke fest at Cooper's Landing; for families Tuesday, December 20: Cookie decorating in Kihei; for families with young children Wednesday, December 21: Chanukah at the Cat Cafe Thursday, December 22: Latke, Vodka, and Empanada; A JCM fundraiser Friday, December 23: Kabbalat Shabbat and Chanukah; for the community Saturday, December 24: Lahaina Happy Hour; for adults Sunday: December 25: Festivus at JCM; For ages 18+
You will need to RSVP...how else will know how many people to shop for?! Come to as many parties as you want. We look forward to celebrating together!
Talmud Torah - open enrollment Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm We have a dozen students from ages 6-13 in three different classes. It's not too late to join the learning and the fun!
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
Kabbalat Shabbat on the Beach Led by Laura Ahava & Aryeh Glickman 6:00pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Saturday, December 3
Shabbat Service Led by Sam Shnider 9:30am Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Sunday, December 4
Israeli Folk Dancing 3pm - 5pm JCM
Refuah Schleima- Prayer For Healing
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits November 28 - December 5
Shirley Goodblatt Carrie Baumgartner Herman Greenstein Maurice Jay Rose Bunny Epstein Anna Bloom Emily Pells Alex Regson Vera Gretchen Hammerstein John Ebbers Ben Skurow Robert Auerbach Leah Fulop Sarah Sperber Guerin Todd Abraham Goldman Yoretta Isaac Henry E. Cohen Jonathan David Golda Mopper
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
Please note: Rabbi Raanan will be out of town Monday, Nov. 28 - Wednesday, Dec. 7 to spend some time with his family.
Our Chanukah items are being unboxed and more things will be ordered on Wednesday. I know there is more on island than in the past, so we won't go crazy, but we will have a selection of dark and milk chocolate gelt, dreidels, Chanukah and Mazel Tov cards, a variety of candles, and just a few decorations.
I will let you know when we have ALL the stuff...but a few dreidels and candles are ready for you if you MUST have things early.
Talmud Torah - open enrollment Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm We have a dozen students from ages 6-13 in three different classes. It's not too late to join the learning and the fun!
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
We are so excited to announce this amazing lineup of Chanukah parties. We ask that you RSVP for each party that you want to attend so that hosts know how many people to expect. Our hope is that with this great varietry of events, that more people in our community will be interested and enagaged in a JCM party. Some parties are in a personal residence, the address will be emailed separately after you RSVP. Please also note that this is the link for the info page and the RSVP form. Not all the parties have all the details yet, and they will be added as the details are confirmed. Your patience will be needed as we help our hosts have a fun and successful community event.
Sunday, December 18: JCM Annual Community Chanukah Party; For the whole community Monday, December 19: Latke fest at Cooper's Landing; for families Tuesday, December 20: Cookie decorating in Kihei; for families with young children Wednesday, December 21: Chanukah at the Cat Cafe Thursday, December 22: Latke, Vodka, and Empanada Fundraiser; A JCM fundraiser of for adults 21+ Friday, December 23: Kabbalat Shabbat and Chanukah; for the community Saturday, December 24: Lahaina Happy Hour; for adults Sunday: December 25: Festivus at JCM; For ages 18+
Toldot: How to Respond to the Inevitable רַבּוֹת מַחֲשָׁבוֹת בְּלֶב־אִישׁ וַעֲצַת ה' הִיא תָקוּם׃ Many designs are in a person’s mind, But it is the Eternal's plan that is accomplished.
Our foremother Rebecca was not able to have children. Isaac pleaded with the Eternal on her behalf and she was able to conceive twins. Even in the womb, Rome (who the Rabbis associate with Esau) and the Jews (Jacob) would struggle. Rebecca could not bear the experience within her so she went to inquire of the Eternal and questioned why she existed. The Eternal answered her and said (Gen. 25:23):
“Two nations are in your womb, Two separate peoples shall issue from your body; One people shall be mightier than the other, And the older shall serve the younger.”
This was part of Rebecca's existence as a mother and as a follower of the Eternal One. So when the opportunity arose for her to ensure that Jacob would receive the blessing of the firstborn, she did exactly that.
And of course, there is more to the story. Read More Here
Are you still not a member?! Now's the time!!!
Please take a moment to reflect on the value of having a pluralistic, inclusive, community-centered synagogue on our little, remote island.
What does that even mean?
Support of the Jewish life of your choosing- without judgment
We don’t talk about levels of observance
No one is “more Jewish” than anyone else
Girls, Boys, LBGTQ+ have equal access to the Torah and lifecycle events
Welcoming to all with a flexible dues plan
Preserving meaningful traditions and open to creating new ones
A voice in the direction your community is heading
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits November 21 - November 28
Werner Nathan Evelyn Bloom Sandra Lawson Robert Campbell Dorothy Wiener Miriam Wosk Ruth Feuerstein Elizabeth Goldstein Cohen Susie Dodek Annie G. Lewis Leah DuBoff Shirley Goodblatt Carrie Baumgartner Maurice Jay Rose Bunny Epstein Herman Greenstein Anna Bloom
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
Adjusted schedule for Thanksgiving week detailed below.
Rabbi Raanan and I wish you a day filled with gratitude and all things that bring you joy. I will take the long weekend to be with my family watching football (we're calling it Vikesgiving this year. SKOL VIkings). ~Ellyn
Our Chanukah itmes are being unboxed and more things will be ordered on Wednesday. I know there is more on island than in the past, so we won't go crazy, but we will have a selection of dark and milk chocolate gelt, dreidels, Chanukah cards, a variety of candles, and just a few decorations.
I will let you know when we have ALL the stuff...but a few dreidels and candles are ready for you if you MUST have things early.
Talmud Torah - open enrollment Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm We have a dozen students from ages 6-13 in three different classes. It's not too late to join the learning and the fun!
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
We are so excited to announce this amazing lineup of Chanukah parties. We ask that you RSVP for each party that you want to attend so that hosts know how many people to expect. Our hope is that with this great varietry of events, that more people in our community will be interested and enagaged in a JCM party. Some parties are in a personal residence, the address will be emailed separately after you RSVP. Please also note that this is the link for the info page and the RSVP form. Not all the parties have all the details yet, and they will be added as the details are confirmed. Your patience will be needed as we help our hosts have a fun and successful community event.
Sunday, December 18: JCM Annual Community Chanukah Party; For the whole community Monday, December 19: Latke fest at Cooper's Landing; for families Tuesday, December 20: Cookie decorating in Kihei; for families with young children Wednesday, December 21: Chanukah at the Cat Cafe Thursday, December 22: Latke, Vodka, and Empanada Fundraiser; A JCMfundraiser of for adults 21+ Friday, December 23: Kabbalat Shabbat and Chanukah; for the community Saturday, December 24: Lahaina Happy Hour; for adults Sunday: December 25: Festivus at JCM; For ages 18+
Are you still not a member?! Now's the time!!!
Please take a moment to reflect on the value of having a pluralistic, inclusive, community-centered synagogue on our little, remote island.
What does that even mean?
Support of the Jewish life of your choosing- without judgment
We don’t talk about levels of observance
No one is “more Jewish” than anyone else
Girls, Boys, LBGTQ+ have equal access to the Torah and lifecycle events
Welcoming to all with a flexible dues plan
Preserving meaningful traditions and open to creating new ones
A voice in the direction your community is heading
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits November 21 - November 28
Werner Nathan Evelyn Bloom Sandra Lawson Robert Campbell Dorothy Wiener Miriam Wosk Ruth Feuerstein Elizabeth Goldstein Cohen Susie Dodek Annie G. Lewis Leah DuBoff Shirley Goodblatt Carrie Baumgartner Maurice Jay Rose Bunny Epstein Herman Greenstein Anna Bloom
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
Family Shabbat is tomorrow Saturday, November 19 10:00am
This shortened service is perfect for families and anyone looking for a Shabbat morning withe some explanations of the servie and prayers. There will be ruach and joy at JCM this Saturday morning!
The events have been set and the complete schedule will come out next week. We are excited to invite the greater Maui community to attend these fun events every night of Chanukah! There will be something for everyone, and we can't wait to celebrate together.
Talmud Torah - open enrollment Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm We had a dozen students start last week from ages 6-13. They had lots of fun.
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
It was wonderful to see so many congregants at the Board Meeting on Wednesday night... A reminder that board meeting minutes, monthly financials, and independant financial audits, are available for logged in members on our website. We are a trqansparent organization that welcomes questions. This is your congergation, we just run it.
If you don't know how to log in or you have an issue, please email Ellyn at admin@mauijews.org
LOOK AT OUR KITCHEN AND LANAI!!!!!
The major construction is finished...Bill has some small finsih work (trim and solar lights on the top of the posts) and painting left, but we're basically done. They are both now ready to use and we cannot wait to share it with our community.
The funding for this project came from the work Mitch Berman and Ellyn did with Nitzavim (you can learn more about Nitzavim here). We wanted to use the funds in away to create a more comfortable, expansive, and welcoming community space. We did it!
The board has approved a naming opportunity for each of these spaces. If you would like the honor of naming and dedicating these new spaces, please reach out to Ellyn at admin@mauijews.org or 808-276-1526.
There will be a wish list for items to complete these spaces as well coming up...believe me, I'll let you know!
Book Club Monday, Nov 21 10:00am Wailuku Email board@mauijews.org to get the address. And After the Fire : a Novel by Lauren Belfer
A powerful and passionate novel—inspired by historical events—about two women, one European and one American, and the mysterious choral masterpiece by Johann Sebastian Bach that changes both their lives.
Torah Portion: Chayei Sarah - The Danger of Rumors
There is a legend (Midrash Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer) among our people that tells that when Abraham returned from Mount Moriah, after he nearly sacrificed Isaac, and was stopped by an angel, Satan became furious as he had wanted Abraham to sacrifice Isaac.
So, Satan found Sarah, Abraham’s wife, Isaac’s mother, and asked her, “Did you hear what happened?”
“No,” she replied.
Satan lied: “Abraham took Isaac and sacrificed him, offering him on the altar as a sacrifice.”
Sarah wailed and moaned. She died.
Let us attempt to empathize with Sarah. She was completely alone, with no one except Satan, who was manipulating her emotions and lying to her, pushing her beyond the point where she could handle being alive. With no one to comfort her, with no sense of how she could move on without the child she longed a century for, with a husband she would never be able to bear to be around, she felt there was nothing to live for. And so, she died before learning that her son was still alive. READ MORE HERE
Are you still not a member?! Now's the time!!!
Please take a moment to reflect on the value of having a pluralistic, inclusive, community-centered synagogue on our little, remote island.
What does that even mean?
Support of the Jewish life of your choosing- without judgment
We don’t talk about levels of observance
No one is “more Jewish” than anyone else
Girls, Boys, LBGTQ+ have equal access to the Torah and lifecycle events
Welcoming to all with a flexible dues plan
Preserving meaningful traditions and open to creating new ones
A voice in the direction your community is heading
Kabbalat Shabbat Followed by a community Shabbat meal 6:00pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Saturday, November 19
Family Shabbat Service 10:00am Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Sunday, November 20
Israeli Folk Dancing 3pm - 5pm JCM
Refuah Schleima- Prayer For Healing
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits November 14 - November 21
Adam Newkirk Patricia Egan Krause Moshe Aniel Helen Krieger Hal Rosoff Douglas Regan Rogers Barry Bloom Robert Wolff Irving Janis Jonathan Marc Elam Herbert Irving Gottschalk Samuel Weisfeld Thelma Mayer Myer Goldberg Martin Janis Gloria Parnes Anna Snyder Jack Tatik Harold Marlowe Rose Silverman James M. Feuerstein Evelyn Bloom Werner Nathan Sandra Lawson
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
Save the dates to celebrate! The Light; An 8 night Chanukah celebration Dec 18 - 25 Final schedule will be published soon
Family Shabbat Saturday, Nov. 19 10:00am
We need kiddush help... Can you sponsor this week? Let rabbi@mauijews.org know you can help.
Talmud Torah - open enrollment Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm We had a dozen students start last week from ages 6-13. They had lots of fun.
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
Book Club Monday, Nov 21 10:00am Wailuku Email board@mauijews.org to get the address. And After the Fire : a Novel by Lauren Belfer
A powerful and passionate novel—inspired by historical events—about two women, one European and one American, and the mysterious choral masterpiece by Johann Sebastian Bach that changes both their lives.
Are you still not a member?! Now's the time!!!
Please take a moment to reflect on the value of having a pluralistic, inclusive, community-centered synagogue on our little, remote island.
What does that even mean?
Support of the Jewish life of your choosing- without judgment
We don’t talk about levels of observance
No one is “more Jewish” than anyone else
Girls, Boys, LBGTQ+ have equal access to the Torah and lifecycle events
Welcoming to all with a flexible dues plan
Preserving meaningful traditions and open to creating new ones
A voice in the direction your community is heading
Board of Directors' Meeting 6:15pm Members are welcome to attend.
Thursday, November 17
Torah Class with Rabbi Raanan 7pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Friday, November 18
Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Saturday, November 19
Family Shabbat Service 10:00am Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Sunday, November 20
Israeli Folk Dancing 3pm - 5pm JCM
Refuah Schleima- Prayer For Healing
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits November 14 - November 21
Adam Newkirk Patricia Egan Krause Moshe Aniel Helen Krieger Hal Rosoff Douglas Regan Rogers Barry Bloom Robert Wolff Irving Janis Jonathan Marc Elam Herbert Irving Gottschalk Samuel Weisfeld Thelma Mayer Myer Goldberg Martin Janis Gloria Parnes Anna Snyder Jack Tatik Harold Marlowe Rose Silverman James M. Feuerstein Evelyn Bloom Werner Nathan Sandra Lawson
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
Save the date to celebrate JCM Chanukah Party Sunday, Dec. 18 Celebrate the first night of Chanukah with your JCM 'Ohana!
The Light; an 8 night Chanukah celebration Applications are closed.
An announcement and schedule of parties will be sent out and published soon... get ready for a week's worht of Chanukah fun!
A Prayer to be Seen and to See "The Eternal appeared to him (Abraham)" (Genesis 18:1).
What does it mean to be seen? We seek to be seen in the eyes of loved ones and those who we perceive to be significant to the structure of our lives. Although our eyes take in the light, it is our brains that process that light into a coherent image. The brain is actually our organ of sight. This is in accordance with Maimonides who explains in Guide for the Perplexed 1:4 that generally, sight in the Torah is not physical, but a metaphor for the depth of human perception of reality. Because our understanding and grasp is limited, we will always see only that which our understanding and grasp enable us to see. Read More
Family Shabbat Saturday, Nov. 19 10:00am
Talmud Torah - open enrollment Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community. CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER
The event will be streamed live on Sunday, Nov 13, the link will be on their website www.jcs-hi.org
This event is not affiliated with JCM, I have no more information. Please reach out to JCS with any questions.
Are you still not a member?! Now's the time!!!
It’s membership renewal time! This is when we ask you to reflect on the value of having a pluralistic, inclusive, community-centered synagogue on our little, remote island.
What does that even mean?
Support of the Jewish life of your choosing- without judgment
We don’t talk about levels of observance
No one is “more Jewish” than anyone else
Girls, Boys, LBGTQ+ have equal access to the Torah and lifecycle events
Welcoming to all with a flexible dues plan
Preserving meaningful traditions and open to creating new ones
A voice in the direction your community is heading
Children of paternal lineage are equally Jewish
Contemporary and Traditional teachings
A progressive cemetery
Click Here to read Ellyn's whole letter...or simply click below to join today.
Israeli Folk Dancing Sundays 3pm - 5pm At JCM
Any changes and additions will be posted on the website calendar.
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits November 7 - November 14
Teressa Kahn Gilbert Stanley Gordon Caleb Savitt Dein Morris Herbert Charles Rudman Greta Nathan Sharona Moses Mitch Katz Suzi Katz Wynne Littman Adam Newkirk Hal Rosoff Helen Krieger Patricia Egan Krause Moshe Aniel
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
Save the date to celebrate JCM Chanukah Party Sunday, Dec. 18 Celebrate the first night of Chanukah with your JCM 'Ohana!
The Light; an 8 night Chanukah celebration Applications due Thursday, November 10!
Who: YOU What: plan a chanukah celebration of some kind When: one night of Chanukah Where: at the venue of your choosing How: with up to $500 from JCM
In a nutshell... We want to empower you to plan a fun Chanukah event and we'll help pay for it! This equals a fun community-driven event every night of Chanukah! Click Here For Details
Family Shabbat Saturday, Nov. 19 10:00am
Talmud Torah - open enrollment Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm We had a dozen students start last week from ages 6-13. They had lots of fun.
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
Ritual Committee Wednesday, November 9 6:15pm ZOOM
Rabbi Raanan leads the new ritual committee. This is your chance to be part of the process and decision making for what happens during services and other religious elements of JCM. If you are at all intererested or curious, email rabbi@mauijews.org or just show up on ZOOM. This is what separates from other Jewish communities...that we want and honor all ideas and practices!
Are you still not a member?! Now's the time!!!
It’s membership renewal time! This is when we ask you to reflect on the value of having a pluralistic, inclusive, community-centered synagogue on our little, remote island.
What does that even mean?
Support of the Jewish life of your choosing- without judgment
We don’t talk about levels of observance
No one is “more Jewish” than anyone else
Girls, Boys, LBGTQ+ have equal access to the Torah and lifecycle events
Welcoming to all with a flexible dues plan
Preserving meaningful traditions and open to creating new ones
A voice in the direction your community is heading
Children of paternal lineage are equally Jewish
Contemporary and Traditional teachings
A progressive cemetery
Click Here to read Ellyn's whole letter...or simply click below to join today.
Israeli Folk Dancing Sundays 3pm - 5pm At JCM
Any changes and additions will be posted on the website calendar.
Torah Class with Rabbi Raanan 7pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Friday, November 11
Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Saturday, November 12
Shabbat Service 9:30am Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Sunday, November 13
Israeli Folk Dancing 3pm - 5pm JCM
Refuah Schleima- Prayer For Healing
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits November 7 - November 14
Teressa Kahn Gilbert Stanley Gordon Caleb Savitt Dein Morris Herbert Charles Rudman Greta Nathan Sharona Moses Mitch Katz Suzi Katz Wynne Littman Adam Newkirk Hal Rosoff Helen Krieger Patricia Egan Krause Moshe Aniel
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
As a birthday (11/1) gift, Rabbi Raanan came to hang a very special mezuzah at my home. This simple tin mezuzah once hung at the entrance to my great-grandparents’ apartment in Berlin for at least the 16 years they lived there (1916 – 1933). They were Arthur Hahn and Julie Hahn, nee Schwarz. I discovered it by pure chance on the very last day of my very last trip to Berlin in May 2017. It was well camouflaged on the doorframe, and yet I spotted it. I believe it was because my great-grandparents wanted me to find it and tell the mezuzah’s story. I then emailed the hotel owners if they could remove the mezuzah and give it to me and why I wanted to have it. The timing was perfect, as the hotel was about to be shut down and renovated, and the mezuzah would have been tossed into the garbage, so they told me. Once removed, it remained in Berlin in a friend’s care for the next 5 years, till recently, when another congregant kindly brought it over from Berlin to me.
It was the only mezuzah left in the entire building, which comprises 6 floors and today is the beautiful Hotel Seifert, built in 1877. But in 1939, at least 36 Jews were living there. If this mezuzah could talk it would tell how it had seen the very best and the very worst. How it had witnessed my grandparents’ engagement on Jan 14, 1919 and their marriage six months later. It would also say how it witnessed the deportation of the apartment’s last occupant, Dr. Richard Salomon, to Auschwitz. My great-grandfather Arthur had died in 1933, and the Salomon family had moved in shortly thereafter. My great-grandmother Julie would later be deported to Theresienstadt in December 1942, one day after Richard Salomon, where she succumbed to lung disease and starvation 10 months later, witnessed by my grandparents, who were also there and who miraculously, and barely, survived.
Now this mezuzah, a silent storyteller of history’s good and evil, will remain on my doorframe forever while I live in this home. It will be loved and treasured by me 3 generations later, and will never ever again witness a deportation.
In remembrance of Kristallnacht (Nov 9-10), we remember and honor all those who were victims.
Note: Ellyn is on vacation (my phone is in a sleeping bag for the week) until November 7. I am on my annual mother/daughter trip - and I am playing lots of mahj :)
Who: YOU What: plan a chanukah celebration of some kind When: one night of Chanukah Where: at the venue of your choosing How: with up to $500 from JCM
In a nutshell... We want to empower you to plan a fun Chanukah event and we'll help pay for it! This equals a fun community-driven event every night of Chanukah! Click Here For Details
The Jewish people are the descendants of an Iraqi refugree, Abram (who later became Abraham). Abram was 48 years old when the people were dispersed from the Tower of Babylon. He was sent to a Land already populated by the Canaanite nations (Genesis 12:6). He was promised that he would become a great nation and would be blessed.
Talmud Torah - you can still register! Wednesdays 5:00pm We had a dozen students start last week from ages 6-13. They had lots of fun.
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
Rabbi Raanan leads the new ritual committee. This is your chance to be part of the process and decision making for what happens during services and other religious elements of JCM. If you are at all intererested or curious, email rabbi@mauijews.org or just show up on ZOOM. This is what separates from other Jewish communities...that we want and honor all ideas and
Are you still not a member?! Now's the time!!!
It’s membership renewal time! This is when we ask you to reflect on the value of having a pluralistic, inclusive, community-centered synagogue on our little, remote island.
What does that even mean?
Support of the Jewish life of your choosing- without judgment
We don’t talk about levels of observance
No one is “more Jewish” than anyone else
Girls, Boys, LBGTQ+ have equal access to the Torah and lifecycle events
Welcoming to all with a flexible dues plan
Preserving meaningful traditions and open to creating new ones
A voice in the direction your community is heading
Children of paternal lineage are equally Jewish
Contemporary and Traditional teachings
A progressive cemetery
Click Here to read Ellyn's whole letter...or simply click below to join today.
Israeli Folk Dancing canceled this week
Any changes and additions will be posted on the website calendar.
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits October 31 - November 7
William Jaffe Josephine Lopez Dora Goldstein Stanley Sussman Alex Regson Paul Pike Anthony Andrew Caputo Edith Brandes Morris Bloom Sanft Sandra Rachel Rifka Mandel Jacob Berman Sarah Rosoff Edith Brandes Alexander Goldsmith Julius Dan Elsa Gelman Rosoff Ruth Moss Derek Koss Claude Alfred Scemla Helen Wallin
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
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The Light; an 8 night Chanukah celebration is already receiving applications See below for details
Note: Ellyn is on vacation (my phone is in a sleeping bag for the week) until November 7. I am on my annual mother/daughter trip - and I am playing lots of mahj :)
Who: YOU What: plan a chanukah celebration of some kind When: one night of Chanukah Where: at the venue of your choosing How: with up to $500 from JCM
In a nutshell... We want to empower you to plan a fun Chanukah event and we'll help pay for it! This equals a fun community-driven event every night of Chanukah! Click Here For Details
Talmud Torah - you can still register! Wednesdays 5:00pm We had a dozen students start last week from ages 6-13. They had lots of fun.
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
Rabbi Raanan leads the new ritual committee. This is your chance to be part of the process and decision making for what happens during services and other religious elements of JCM. If you are at all intererested or curious, email rabbi@mauijews.org or just show up on ZOOM. This is what separates from other Jewish communities...that we want and honor all ideas and
Are you still not a member?! Now's the time!!!
It’s membership renewal time! This is when we ask you to reflect on the value of having a pluralistic, inclusive, community-centered synagogue on our little, remote island.
What does that even mean?
Support of the Jewish life of your choosing- without judgment
We don’t talk about levels of observance
No one is “more Jewish” than anyone else
Girls, Boys, LBGTQ+ have equal access to the Torah and lifecycle events
Welcoming to all with a flexible dues plan
Preserving meaningful traditions and open to creating new ones
A voice in the direction your community is heading
Children of paternal lineage are equally Jewish
Contemporary and Traditional teachings
A progressive cemetery
Click Here to read Ellyn's whole letter...or simply click below to join today.
Israeli Folk Dancing canceled this week
Any changes and additions will be posted on the website calendar.
Torah Class with Rabbi Raanan 7pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Friday, November 4
Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Saturday, November 5
Shabbat Service 10:00am Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Sunday, November 6
Israeli Folk Dancing Dance is canceled this week
Refuah Schleima- Prayer For Healing
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits October 31 - November 7
William Jaffe Josephine Lopez Dora Goldstein Stanley Sussman Alex Regson Paul Pike Anthony Andrew Caputo Edith Brandes Morris Bloom Sanft Sandra Rachel Rifka Mandel Jacob Berman Sarah Rosoff Edith Brandes Alexander Goldsmith Julius Dan Elsa Gelman Rosoff Ruth Moss Derek Koss Claude Alfred Scemla Helen Wallin
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
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NEW EVENT FOR CHANUKAH... THIS IS SO EXCITING... SEE BELOW!
Note: Ellyn will be out of the office and unreachable from Oct 31- Nov 6 while I go on my annual mother/daughter trip - and I get to play lots of mahj :)
Who: YOU What: plan a chanukah celebration of some kind When: one night of Chanukah Where: at the venue of your choosing How: with up to $500 from JCM
In a nutshell... We want to empower you to plan a fun Chanukah event and we'll help pay for it! This equals a fun community-driven event every night of Chanukah!
SIDE NOTE: JCM is still planning an event December 18 at JCM
Can you help with laundry? We have a pile of tablecloths that need to be cleaned... please reach out to rabbi@mauijews.org if you can do a load or two this week!
Talmud Torah - you can still register! Wednesdays 5:00pm We had a dozen students start last week from ages 6-13. They had lots of fun.
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
Rabbi Raanan leads the new ritual committee. This is your chance to be part of the process and decision making for what happens during services and other religious elements of JCM. If you are at all intererested or curious, email rabbi@mauijews.org or just show up on ZOOM. This is what separates from other Jewish communities...that we want and honor all ideas and
Confronting Injustice: Noah
Our Torah portion this week opens with indicating that "Noah was a righteous man; he was blameless in his age; Noah walked with God" (Genesis 6:9). The classical commentator Rashi quotes the Talmud and says that one opinion explains this to the discredit of Noah. In comparison with his own generation he was accounted righteous, but had he lived in the generation of Abraham he would have been accounted as of no importance.
The controversy in the Talmud boils down to asking why it is that whereas Abraham stood up for the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah, Noah did not stand up for the rest of humanity.
It’s membership renewal time! This is when we ask you to reflect on the value of having a pluralistic, inclusive, community-centered synagogue on our little, remote island.
What does that even mean?
Support of the Jewish life of your choosing- without judgment
We don’t talk about levels of observance
No one is “more Jewish” than anyone else
Girls, Boys, LBGTQ+ have equal access to the Torah and lifecycle events
Welcoming to all with a flexible dues plan
Preserving meaningful traditions and open to creating new ones
A voice in the direction your community is heading
Children of paternal lineage are equally Jewish
Contemporary and Traditional teachings
A progressive cemetery
Click Here to read Ellyn's whole letter...or simply click below to join today.
Israeli Folk Dancing Sundays 3:00pm - 5:00pm Led by Paula Wolk at JCM Ages 16+
Any changes and additions will be posted on the website calendar.
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits October 24 - October 31
Larry Feit Louis Kravitz Toby Lee Narrowe Klein Fred Parrell Jeanette Miriam Greenbaum Evelyn Erony Lee Stevens Ruth Glick David Rettman Margie Haddad Paul Zisken Lucy Heller Adams Sylvia Sussman Ernest Katz Dora Goldstein William Jaffe Stanley Sussman Josephine Lopez
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
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Note: Ellyn will be out of the office and unreachable from Oct 31- Nov 6 while I go on my annual mother/daughter trip - and I get to play lots of mahj :)
Talmud Torah - you can still register! Wednesdays 5:00pm We had a dozen students start last week from ages 6-13. They had lots of fun.
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
Rabbi Raanan leads the new ritual committee. This is your chance to be part of the process and decision making for what happens during services and other religious elements of JCM. If you are at all intererested or curious, email rabbi@mauijews.org or just show up on ZOOM. This is what separates from other Jewish communities...that we want and honor all ideas and
Are you still not a member?! Now's the time!!!
It’s membership renewal time! This is when we ask you to reflect on the value of having a pluralistic, inclusive, community-centered synagogue on our little, remote island.
What does that even mean?
Support of the Jewish life of your choosing- without judgment
We don’t talk about levels of observance
No one is “more Jewish” than anyone else
Girls, Boys, LBGTQ+ have equal access to the Torah and lifecycle events
Welcoming to all with a flexible dues plan
Preserving meaningful traditions and open to creating new ones
A voice in the direction your community is heading
Children of paternal lineage are equally Jewish
Contemporary and Traditional teachings
A progressive cemetery
Click Here to read Ellyn's whole letter...or simply click below to join today.
Israeli Folk Dancing Sundays 3:00pm - 5:00pm Led by Paula Wolk at JCM Ages 16+
Any changes and additions will be posted on the website calendar.
Torah Class with Rabbi Raanan 7pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Friday, October 28
Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Saturday, October 29
Shabbat Service 10:00am Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Sunday, October 30
Israeli Folk Dancing 3pm - 5pm
Refuah Schleima- Prayer For Healing
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits October 24 - October 31
Larry Feit Louis Kravitz Toby Lee Narrowe Klein Fred Parrell Jeanette Miriam Greenbaum Evelyn Erony Lee Stevens Ruth Glick David Rettman Margie Haddad Paul Zisken Lucy Heller Adams Sylvia Sussman Ernest Katz Dora Goldstein William Jaffe Stanley Sussman Josephine Lopez
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
You did a beautiful job at your Bar Mitzvah and it was a joy to celebrate with you and your family!
Talmud Torah was amazing!!!!!!
Three classes of students learning and having fun! Wednesdays 5:00pm
Registration required
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
Genesis and the Big Bang This week I would like to begin with a book recommendation: Genesis and the Big Bang by MIT Prof. Gerald Schroeder who worked seven years on the staff of the MIT physics department and was a member of the United States Atomic Energy Commission. From a young age I was committed to finding a way to bridge between science and religion. I remember always thinking that there was no need for one to contradict the other and if they did we were misunderstanding both. Read More Here
JCM has the best members ever...thank you for all the kind notes that so many of you write. You have no idea how it makes our day!
It’s membership renewal time! This is when we ask you to reflect on the value of having a pluralistic, inclusive, community-centered synagogue on our little, remote island.
What does that even mean?
Support of the Jewish life of your choosing- without judgment
We don’t talk about levels of observance
No one is “more Jewish” than anyone else
Girls, Boys, LBGTQ+ have equal access to the Torah and lifecycle events
Welcoming to all with a flexible dues plan
Preserving meaningful traditions and open to creating new ones
A voice in the direction your community is heading
Children of paternal lineage are equally Jewish
Contemporary and Traditional teachings
A progressive cemetery
Click Here to read Ellyn's whole letter...or simply click below to join today.
Israeli Folk Dancing Sundays 3:00pm - 5:00pm Led by Paula Wolk at JCM Ages 16+
Any changes and additions will be posted on the website calendar.
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits October 17 - October 24
Mary Jedlicki Jessie Roseman Sarah Stolove Greenberg Naomi Caprow Twitter Levinsky Dorice Povich Mensh Alan (Buzzy) Kaufman George Campbell David Kett Marcia Gomberg Malcha Golda Singer Allan Tichner Gloria Pastein Ahou Vojdani Joan Esther Miller Leo Singer Jonathon Waxman Audrey Tashman Larry Feit Louis Kravitz
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
A personal moment of pride when my (not newborn) daughter was officially given her Hebrew name, Esther, after my beloved grandma.
Move on to the Sunday night party...what a blast!!! See below for photos :)
Board meeting has been moved to Wednesday, Oct. 19 @ 6pm at JCM
SO MUCH FUN!!! Thank you to the Events Committee for planning this fabulous and fun evening. Fifty people came out for an inclsuive and welcoming party with everyone having equal access to dance with the Torah.
Dancing, singing, tequila, and truffles...so much laughter and fun.
Want to be on the events committee? Let Ellyn know at admin@mauijews.org
Talmud Torah starts this week! Wednesday, October 19 5:00pm We have about a dozen students starting the newly reimagined Talmud Torah this week. We can't wait!!!
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
JCM has the best members ever...thank you for all the kind notes that so many of you write. You have no idea how it makes our day!
It’s membership renewal time! This is when we ask you to reflect on the value of having a pluralistic, inclusive, community-centered synagogue on our little, remote island.
What does that even mean?
Support of the Jewish life of your choosing- without judgment
We don’t talk about levels of observance
No one is “more Jewish” than anyone else
Girls, Boys, LBGTQ+ have equal access to the Torah and lifecycle events
Welcoming to all with a flexible dues plan
Preserving meaningful traditions and open to creating new ones
A voice in the direction your community is heading
Children of paternal lineage are equally Jewish
Contemporary and Traditional teachings
A progressive cemetery
Click Here to read Ellyn's whole letter...or simply click below to join today.
Israeli Folk Dancing Sundays 3:00pm - 5:00pm Led by Paula Wolk at JCM Ages 16+
Any changes and additions will be posted on the website calendar.
Torah Class with Rabbi Raanan 7pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Friday, October 21
Prayer 101 Class 11:00am ZOOM Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Saturday, October 22
Family Shabbat Service 9:30am Live at JCM and on ZOOM Light kiddush in the sukkah
Sunday, October 23
Israeli Folk Dancing 3pm - 5pm
Refuah Schleima- Prayer For Healing
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits October 17 - October 24
Mary Jedlicki Jessie Roseman Sarah Stolove Greenberg Naomi Caprow Twitter Levinsky Dorice Povich Mensh Alan (Buzzy) Kaufman George Campbell David Kett Marcia Gomberg Malcha Golda Singer Allan Tichner Gloria Pastein Ahou Vojdani Joan Esther Miller Leo Singer Jonathon Waxman Audrey Tashman Larry Feit Louis Kravitz
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
Anyone who has done a build or renovation knows that this goes sooooooo slooooooow...and then it goes really fast! So, cabinets are in, cooktop installed and working, sliding glass door installed, drywall and paint completed... now we just need to clean it and plan where everything will go.
Now on to constructing the massive outdoor lanai!
Hol HaMoed Sukkot: Being Seen by the Eternal
During this Shabbat we have a special circumstance where we are suspended between Torah portions. Last week we read Haazinu (“Listen”) and during Simchat Torah we will read Zot HaBracha (“This is the Blessing”). This Shabbat we read from Parashat Ki Tissah, which takes us back forty years, to the powerful dialogue between the Eternal and Moses on Mount Sinai, following the sin of the Golden Calf. The Torah portion begins with the Eternal agreeing to Moses' request that His presence dwell amongst the people of Israel. Moses requests to be shown the Eternal’s glory. The Eternal agrees, but informs Moses that he will only be shown the Eternal’s "back," not the Eternal’s "face." READ MORE HERE
Talmud Torah registration is open!
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
JCM has the best members ever...thank you for all the kind notes that so many of you write. You have no idea how it makes our day!
It’s membership renewal time! This is when we ask you to reflect on the value of having a pluralistic, inclusive, community-centered synagogue on our little, remote island.
What does that even mean?
Support of the Jewish life of your choosing- without judgment
We don’t talk about levels of observance
No one is “more Jewish” than anyone else
Girls, Boys, LBGTQ+ have equal access to the Torah and lifecycle events
Welcoming to all with a flexible dues plan
Preserving meaningful traditions and open to creating new ones
A voice in the direction your community is heading
Children of paternal lineage are equally Jewish
Contemporary and Traditional teachings
A progressive cemetery
Click Here to read Ellyn's whole letter...or simply click below to join today.
Israeli Folk Dancing Sundays 3:00pm - 5:00pm Led by Paula Wolk at JCM Ages 16+
Any changes and additions will be posted on the website calendar.
Family Shabbat Service; it's all about the Torah 10:00am Live at JCM and on ZOOM Light kiddush in the sukkah
Sunday, October 16
Israeli Folk Dancing 3pm - 5pm
Torah, Tequila, and Truffles 6:00pm See details above
Refuah Schleima- Prayer For Healing
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits October 10 - October 17
Bill Crouch Shep Margolese Mary Balter Samuel David Nagavkar Sarah Lasko Robert Grinberg Roger Monroe Altenberg Abe Fages George Blake Ari Grashin Hyman Minsky Edith R. Borison Ivy Nagavkar Louis Been Charles K. Goldberg Albert Rimmerman Charles Bellach Arthur Brown Harriet Isaac Mary Jedlicki Sarah Stolove Greenberg Jessie Roseman
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
Toda Raba to Dania Novack for planning preparing the food Toda Raba to the Vojdani family for sponsoring the meal Toda Raba to the volunteers in the kitchen: Ellie McGaughey, Wendie Schwab, Helen Kritzler, Ellen Levinsky, Paula Wolk, and Marge Bonar
pizza in the hut Toda Raba to Sukkah Builder: Bill Behrendt Sukkah Decorators: Nikolai and Xton along with the families who attended the party...it looks amazing!
We had a great time decorating, playing, and eating in the sukkah! If you would like to spend time in the JCM sukkah, you are welcome anytime this week. We have a lulav and etrog there with the prayers. If you would like Rabbi Raanan to give you instructions, please email him at rabbi@mauijews.org
KITCHEN UPDATE...YAY!!!!
The new sliding glass door is installed along with the lower cabinets and the gorgeous granite and new cooktop!
Sukkot as Clouds of Glory
"You shall live in Sukkot (booths) seven days; all citizens in Israel shall live in Sukkot, in order that future generations may know that I made the Israelite people live in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt—I, your Force, the Eternal One." -Leviticus 23:42-43
Why are we to live in Sukkot (booths) during this time? The Talmud (Sukkah 12b) come up with the interesting idea that this verse, "in order that future generations may know that I placed the Israelite people in booths when I brought them out of the Land of Egypt" doesn't relate to actual Succot, but to something else entirely? The Sages suggest that perhaps the Succot were actually "clouds of glory"! The Eternal placed the people of Israel under the wings of the Shechinah (the Divine Presence).
During this holiday of Sukkoth, may we cultivate the consciousness needed to sit under the clouds of glory in the Sukkahs that we traditionally build. Hag Sameach, Happy Holiday!
Talmud Torah registration is open! Classes begin Wednesday, October 19
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
JCM has the best members ever...thank you for all the kind notes that so many of you write. You have no idea how it makes our day!
It’s membership renewal time! This is when we ask you to reflect on the value of having a pluralistic, inclusive, community-centered synagogue on our little, remote island.
What does that even mean?
Support of the Jewish life of your choosing- without judgment
We don’t talk about levels of observance
No one is “more Jewish” than anyone else
Girls, Boys, LBGTQ+ have equal access to the Torah and lifecycle events
Welcoming to all with a flexible dues plan
Preserving meaningful traditions and open to creating new ones
A voice in the direction your community is heading
Children of paternal lineage are equally Jewish
Contemporary and Traditional teachings
A progressive cemetery
Click Here to read Ellyn's whole letter...or simply click below to join today.
Israeli Folk Dancing Sundays 3:00pm - 5:00pm Led by Paula Wolk at JCM Ages 16+
Any changes and additions will be posted on the website calendar.
Torah Class with Rabbi Raanan 7pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Friday, October 14
Prayer 101 Class 11:00am ZOOM Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Saturday, October 15
Family Shabbat Service 9:30am Live at JCM and on ZOOM Light kiddush in the sukkah
Sunday, October 16
Israeli Folk Dancing 3pm - 5pm
Torah, Tequila, and Truffles 6:00pm See details above
Refuah Schleima- Prayer For Healing
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits October 10 - October 17
Bill Crouch Shep Margolese Mary Balter Samuel David Nagavkar Sarah Lasko Robert Grinberg Roger Monroe Altenberg Abe Fages George Blake Ari Grashin Hyman Minsky Edith R. Borison Ivy Nagavkar Louis Been Charles K. Goldberg Albert Rimmerman Charles Bellach Arthur Brown Harriet Isaac Mary Jedlicki Sarah Stolove Greenberg Jessie Roseman
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
You can make an impact while you shop everyday.
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/99-0294390 and AmazonSmile will donate to the Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc, at no cost to you.
Same amazon, same prices, same everything... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!!
The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
The mission of the Jewish Congregation of Maui is to support and inspire Jewish religious and cultural practices for Maui residents and visitors, provide and encourage Jewish education and life cycle services, and engage the Jewish community with religious services, classes, and events.
